Author Archives: Josh Hendrickson

You Can Now Check Out Stadia for Free, No Strings Attached

The Google Stadia concept seems sound. Instead of spending several hundred (or thousand) dollars on a high-end PC, stream games to your budget machine—if you have fast enough internet, that is. Trials required a credit card, and then you had to r… Continue reading

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Disney+ Announced a New Boba Fett Show and It Looks Downright Criminal

We’re just going to say it now. The following post will contain massive spoilers. If you haven’t seen The Mandalorian’s last episode of the season, then you shouldn’t read this post. Just walk away knowing that Boba Fett will ge… Continue reading

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Apple’s New M1 Macs Land Native Zoom Support

By all accounts, Apple’s new hardware with custom M1 processors is powerful, long-lasting, and quiet. But, M1 processors are ARM-based, and not all software will work natively. Instead, developers need to update programs to work with ARM. Until n… Continue reading

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Create Some Rocking Blob Opera with Google’s Latest Experiment

Learning to compose amazing music in any genre takes decades of hard work, study, and creativity. But that’s too much work. What if you could make an excellent opera right now by dragging around some blobs? Yes, blobs. Google’s latest exper… Continue reading

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‘Airplane Mode’ Wants to Be the Worst Real-Time Flight Simulator

Fifteen years ago, Penn & Teller (yes, that Penn & Teller) almost released a series of mini-video games for the SEGA CD. Among them, would have been Desert Bus, a game where you simulated driving a bus for eight hours. AMC Games wants to bri… Continue reading

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The Latest Windows Terminal Update Adds a Command Pallete and Tab Switcher

Microsoft released a new preview for Windows Terminal, and anyone who considers themselves a keyboard warrior (likely all heavy Terminal users) will like the latest features. In version 1.3, you get a command palette and an advanced tab switcher to mak… Continue reading

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Plex Pass Lifetime Subscriptions Are $31 off for 24 Hours ($88)

If you use Plex to manage your digital media, you’ve likely heard of Plex Pass. It’s the subscription that adds extra features like hardware transcoding, offline sync, extra apps, and more. Usually, you’d pay $5 a month or $120 for li… Continue reading

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Apple Won’t Let Facebook Inform Users About App Store Fees

Earlier this month, Facebook launched a new feature for paid online events that allowed businesses to host and charge for virtual cooking lessons, workout sessions, and more. The company planned to pass on all the money to businesses to support them du… Continue reading

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Apple Will Pay $9.75 Million to Settle an Alleged Powerbeats 2 Defect Lawsuit

In 2014, Powerbeats 2 earbuds with promises including “sweat & water-resistance” and “built to endure.” But some users in early 2015 found their units stopped charging and working after “minimal use” and sued. A… Continue reading

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Facebook’s VR World, ‘Horizon,’ Enters Beta With Invite Request System

Do you remember Playstation Home? The game on Playstation 3 where you could travel to public spaces and interact with strangers through avatars? Or Second Life, a similar concept where you can create whole worlds. Facebook is working on the VR versio… Continue reading

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GoPro Debuts a Livestreaming Site So You Can Broadcast Epic Fails in Real-Time

GoPro makes fantastic tiny cameras you can take nearly anywhere to film your most athletic activities, from surfing to skydiving to parkour. But you have to record now and upload for the world to see later. Now that’s set to change, as GoPro laun… Continue reading

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Google Updates Assistant Snapshots to Agregate Your Tasks in One Place

But easier access isn’t all Google wants to add. Now, Snapshots will be more proactive. You’ll still see the existing features, like reminders to pay the credit card bill or an upcoming calendar appointment.Read This Article on Review Geek … Continue reading

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LEGO and IKEA Team up to Make the Storage Bins of Your Childhood Dreams

When you’re a kid, you collect toys. Sometimes lots and lots of toys. And if you’re a lucky kid (or a lucky adult), you might collect lots and lots of LEGO bricks. But what do you do with them? IKEA and LEGO have just the answer. Beautiful … Continue reading

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Some Canon Cameras Can Now Send Your Pictures to Google Photos Automatically

If you have a smartphone, you probably back up all your photos directly to the cloud. But what about a traditional camera? Canon and Google have you covered. The two partnered together to bring Google Photos to Canon Cameras—if you have a Google … Continue reading

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Facebook Updates Messenger Rooms With Custom Backgrounds and Easier Access

When Facebook unveiled Messenger Rooms last May, it spent a lot of time focusing on making it easy to get to without the Messenger app. Now, the company is improving upon Messenger Rooms when you do have the Messenger app, including adding custom backg… Continue reading

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Google Nest Hub May Stay with You in Your Next Hotel Room

It’s hard to imagine traveling and staying in hotels right now, but for many people that’s still a reality for work reasons, even in a global pandemic. And we can all look forward to a time when the world opens up again, and we take vacatio… Continue reading

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Some Olympus Cameras Can Now Be Webcams for Mac and PC

Olympus may be selling its camera business, but that hasn’t stopped it from supporting those cameras. And that’s a good thing, because right now webcams are hard to find. Using a camera you already have is a great alternative. And if you ha… Continue reading

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Nest Displays and Chromecast Devices Will Soon Show Photo Time and Location Data

Do you like to display your Google Photos on your Nest smart displays and Chromecast devices? We do too, in fact we’d argue that Ambient Display is one of the best features of the Google Nest Hub. But heads up, starting September 15th, your devic… Continue reading

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Microsoft Debuts an Audio Transcription Feature for Microsoft 365 Subscribers

Microsoft’s new Transcribe in Word feature is perfect for anyone that needs to transcribe conversations, like students and journalists. You can either record audio live or upload recorded audio, and Word will automatically transcribe a discussion… Continue reading

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August and Yale Add Fingerprint and Facial Verification for Remote Access

Smart locks are among the first things you consider when building a smart home, right after voice assistant, smart bulbs, and video doorbells. One of the grand features of a smart lock is remote access and the ability to lock or unlock your phone from … Continue reading

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